Romeo and Juliet

What choice is Romeo making in lines 127-129?

Act 3, Scene 1

[Alive] in triumph, and Mercutio slain!
Away to heaven respective lenity,
And fire eyed fury be my conductr now.

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Romeo refuses to be the passive lover boy he has been. He will no longer take Heaven's side in being lenient. Romeo is now going to be violent and exact revenge for Mercutio.